How much is the conveyance tax on a typical Bristol home sale?

On Bristol's median single-family or condominium sale of $315,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,938: $2,363 to the state and $1,575 to the town.

What do homes sell for in Bristol, CT?

The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Bristol was $315,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $249,975 and $380,000.

Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Bristol?

In most Connecticut residential sales the seller pays both the state and the municipal conveyance tax, unless an exemption, a special rule or a contract term says otherwise.

Bristol CT Conveyance Tax & Home Prices

Municipal rate: 0.50%
Median home sale: $315,000
Conveyance tax at the median: $3,938
Home sales, 2024–25: 668

What Bristol charges

Bristol is one of sixteen Connecticut municipalities that added the full optional surcharge, so its municipal conveyance tax is 0.50% of the sale price, twice the base rate.

The state adds its own tax on top. For a home or condominium it is 0.75% of the first $800,000 of the price, 1.25% of the portion from $800,000 to $2,500,000, and 2.25% of anything above that — see how the brackets work. In most Connecticut residential sales the seller pays both, unless an exemption or a contract term says otherwise; see who pays the conveyance tax.

On Bristol’s median home sale of $315,000, that is $2,363 to the state and $1,575 to the town, or $3,938 in all.

The full list, and which eligible towns did not add the surcharge, is in which Connecticut towns charge more.

Home sale prices in Bristol

668 single-family homes and condominiums sold at arm's length in Bristol between October 2024 to September 2025. The median was $315,000, and the middle half of sales fell between $249,975 and $380,000.

Type	Sales	Median
Single-family	516	$333,750
Condominium	152	$215,500

The median moved from $172,000 in the 2015 list year to $315,000 in 2024, a change of +83 percent.

Median single-family and condominium sale, Bristol, by list year (a list year runs October to September). Arm’s-length sales only. A break in the line is a year the town reported no sales to the state, usually its revaluation year. Source: Connecticut Office of Policy and Management sales data.

4 of the 2024–25 sales were priced above $800,000, where the state rate on the portion above rises to 1.25%.

Conveyance tax paid in Bristol

Run sale by sale at today’s rates, Bristol’s 2024–25 home sales carried an estimated $2,726,748 in conveyance tax: $1,638,459 to the state and $1,088,289 to the town. That ranks 14 of the state’s 169 towns. The town-by-town study has every town and how the estimate is built.

Nearby towns

Town	Municipal rate	Median sale	Tax at median
Burlington	0.25%	$560,000	$5,600
Farmington	0.25%	$460,000	$4,600
Plainville	0.25%	$302,900	$3,029
Plymouth	0.25%	$300,000	$3,000
Southington	0.50%	$394,000	$4,925
Wolcott	0.25%	$412,000	$4,120

Bristol in dark green, the towns next to it in light green. Every town on the map opens its own page. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau 2023 cartographic boundary file, public domain.

Common questions

What is the conveyance tax in Bristol, CT?: Bristol is one of sixteen Connecticut municipalities that added the full optional surcharge, so its municipal conveyance tax is 0.50% of the sale price, twice the base rate. The state adds its own tax on top: for a home or condominium, 0.75% of the first $800,000 of the price, 1.25% of the portion from $800,000 to $2,500,000, and 2.25% above that.
How much is the conveyance tax on a typical Bristol home sale?: On Bristol's median single-family or condominium sale of $315,000, the state and town conveyance tax comes to $3,938: $2,363 to the state and $1,575 to the town.
What do homes sell for in Bristol, CT?: The median arm's-length single-family or condominium sale in Bristol was $315,000 between October 2024 to September 2025. The middle half of sales fell between $249,975 and $380,000.
Who pays the conveyance tax when a home sells in Bristol?: In most Connecticut residential sales the seller pays both the state and the municipal conveyance tax, unless an exemption, a special rule or a contract term says otherwise.

Sources

Primary sourceReal Estate Sales 2001-2024 GLConnecticut Office of Policy and Management, via data.ct.gov
Primary sourceReal Estate Conveyance TaxConnecticut General Assembly, Office of Legislative Research
Primary sourceConnecticut General Statutes § 12-494, Imposition of tax on conveyances of real propertyConnecticut General Assembly

Sale prices are single-family and condominium sales with no assessor non-use code, which leaves out family transfers, foreclosures and other sales that are not at a market price. Tax figures apply today’s rates. Data last updated by the state on 2026-08-12.

General information about Connecticut real estate transactions, not legal advice. Every transaction is different.